Projects supported by councillors included £2,500 to spend on simplified bus maps. Supporting the initiative, Cllr David Rousell (Con, Woking North) said: “I think the idea is for something like an underground map, which shows the routes clearly and simply. “We should try and find a contribution from the bus companies or elsewhere to pay for half, but this might be an opportunity to encourage more bus use.” The committee also agreed to give £5,000 to Woking Youth Council to allocate in local democracy week in October. In support, Cllr Rousell said: “We need to get as wide a use as possible out of this money and we are being encouraged to divide some for a youth-based project. “We did have a discussion about what we might be able to do to encourage democracy. The notion is that we would allocate a sum that they, as a forum, should determine how it should be spent in Woking. “Obviously it would have to be within our rules — it would not be a party — and something citizens would recognise as worthwhile. “They will want to spend more money than we can offer, but they will learn by this token about economics, which is the management of shortage.” Cllr Val Tinney (Woking South East) said: “I am happy for them to have £5,000, but it needs to be tightly controlled. They need to list what they can do with the money.” Cllr Rousell said: “I’m sure that we would take appropriate steps to ensure that while they are given the freedom, the other side of the question, which is being accountable for it, will also be brought into the proposal.” Projects supported by Cllr Geoff Marlow (Con, Woking East) were £600 to Byfleet Community Action for help with taking the elderly to see their GPs at West Byfleet following closure of the Byfleet surgery and £1,780 to replace the roof of the store room at Byfleet Scouts. Cllr Elizabeth Compton (Con, Woking South West) supported £1,000 for improved seating for parents and children at Brookwood playground and £2,000 for improvements to the Brookwood area of the Basingstoke Canal. The committee refused Cllr Compton’s request for £15,000 towards rebuilding St John’s Memorial Hall as it was unlikely to meet the funding criteria set by the committee, namely to demonstrate its impact within a year. Cllr Tinney put forward two projects at the meeting, with the committee supporting £6,000 for Pyrford Cricket Club for new conveniences and showers and £3,000 towards new disability scooters for Woking ShopMobility. Out of the £107,000 originally given to the committee to allocate, £32,000 has previously been allocated. With last Wednesday’s £22,000 allocation, £53,000 now remains. Councillors are expected to allocate this money in October.